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Mr & Mrs Smith

A New Definition of “Luxury” Waits on Incredible Crete

2019-08-14 by Phil Butler

Beach House Arvi

Crete is more than a Mykonos wanna be, the island paradise is a real alternative experience well suited to the luxury travel segment.

Tags: Amirandes Grecotel Exclusive Resort, Beach House Arvi, Blue Palace, Blue Wave at Chorafakia, celebrity destinations, celebrity stays, Crete airbnb, Crete luxury, Crete resorts, Crete villas, Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas, Daios Cove Mansion Villa, Elounda, Greece villas, Incredible Crete, Lady Gaga, Minoans, Mr & Mrs Smith, Mykonos, Santorini, Sfakia, Villa Faros at Agios Pavlos

Orient-Express Launches Association by Excellence Program

2013-01-10 by Phil Butler

In hospitality news from leading luxury player Orient-Express Hotels, a new associate hotels programme by them promises independently owned and managed hotels new momentum.

Tags: booking affiliates, hotel, hotel ads, hotel affiliates, hotelier affiliations, hotels marketing, Mr & Mrs Smith, O'Rourke, partnerships, WIHP Hotels

Mr & Mrs Smith offer Limited Edition Discounts on Select Seven

2012-05-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mr & Mrs Smith, the world’s leading boutique and luxury hotel collection, is offering a staggering limited edition discount this month on not one, not two, not even three… but an incredible seven of its select hotels.

Tags: Hotel J, Kapsaliana Village, limited edition discount, Mr & Mrs Smith, Mr & Mrs Smith's, Smith Hotels, Stockholm, The Costwolds, wheatsheaf inn

Monday Travel Deal Favorites

2012-04-16 by Phil Butler

Hotel Aurora - Relax Zone

Okay, so you’re headed to Europe, or at least thinking about it for the Summer. Argo Travel News came across a few deals that bear closer scrutiny for the traveler who’s plans are not completely filled out. From boutique hotels to full fledged luxury resorts, bad economic times can spell big time savings, as you’ll see below.

Tags: Augustus Group, Brody House, Budapest hotels, Budapest travel, Croatia hotels, Cyprus hotels, Elegancia Hotels, Hidden Hotel, Losinj Hotels & Villas, Mr & Mrs Smith, Paris hotels, Philippe Vaurs, Thalassa, Thalassa Boutique Hotel & Spa

Hôtel des Académies et des Arts: Paris Art-form

2012-03-28 by Phil Butler

Stairwell of the Hôtel des Académies et des Arts

Our recent excursion to Paris enlightened us about quite a few Parisian attractions, hidden secrets, legendary and lesser known wonders within the confines of the place the ancient Parisii settled and worked. Our own enlightenment, mirroring an historic one, embodied in the nickname of this place on the Sein, La Ville-Lumière. The City of Light, is in fact an ongoing work of art, a living canvas painted familiar and anew each day. Like children, this is the way to discover Paris.

Tags: boutique hotels, Charlotte Inchauspé, Henry Mona, Hôtel des Académies, Jérôme Mesnager, La Ville-Lumièr, Laurent Inchauspé, Mr & Mrs Smith, Paris, Paris art, Paris hotels, Paris sites, Sabrina Corelli, Smith Hotels, street art, White Body Art, World hotels

5 Luxury & Lifestyle Sites to Live for

2012-03-03 by Phil Butler

Albergo Villa Casanova

Surfing the web is a pass time for some, a job for others, but a necessity for finding anything good on the web. No matter what service one signs up for, which social network they cotton to, without Googling for some excellence or even relevance, a lot is missed. Argo Travel News tries to bring some surfing gems to you periodically. So here are some luxury sites you may not have skimmed across yet.

Tags: 5-star, Alexander Ryll, Augustus Collection, Bali, G+, Indonesia travel, James Lohan, JustLuxe, luxury, luxury travel, Mr & Mrs Smith, OTA's, Tamara Heber-Percy, travel companies, World's Luxury Guide

Who’s the Big Bad Wolf of Hotel Marketing?

2012-01-26 by Phil Butler

The big bad wolf of online travel

Just out, the Distribution Channel Analysis study via the American Hotel Lodging Association (AH&LA) and STR, has been released. The detailed study, supposedly aimed at helping “all” hoteliers better understand hotel room distribution, discusses distribution channel mix, among other salient hotel profitability instances. But, is the study really meant for all hoteliers, or just the fat cats?

Tags: advertising, American Hotel Lodging Association, Expedia commissions, franchise fees, Google, Google ads, Google evil, Google hotel finder, Google market, Google Travel, Hilton, hotel, hotel brands, hotel distribution, hotel franchises, Hyatt, IHG, Larry Page, Madigan Pratt & Associates, marketing, marketing channels, Marriott, Mr & Mrs Smith, online travel, OTA's, pay per click, ppc, propoganda, Roomkey, search marketing pay per click, Sergey Brin, STR, Tamara Heber-Percy, TripAdvisor, update, Wyndam

Nickels & Dimes & Billions: Ancillary Revenue Notes

2011-11-21 by Phil Butler

A la carte travel menu

An article just the other day at Travel Agent Central hints at just how deep the well of ancillary travel revenue may be. According to a cited Amadeus/IdeaWorks report, ancillary revenues could triple from $32 billion to over $100 billion on the heels of electronic miscellaneous documents (EMDs). But, the real story beneath transactions may be the […]

Tags: airlines, Amadeus, Amadeus/IdeaWorks, Avalon Waterways, Delta, EMD, Expedia, Fotolia, Gareth Williams, GDS, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, IdeaWorks, Kayak, Magnuson Hotels, Mr & Mrs Smith, Orbitz, Skyscanner, Tom Magnuson, Travolution, TripIt, Walmart

Hos·pi·tal·i·ty – Smith’s Stock in Trade

2011-11-17 by Phil Butler

New Zealand outback

A couple of weeks ago we posted a short review about the digital connectedness of Mr & Mrs Smith Hotels. An honest review of an obviously superb organization, we honestly had no idea. Today I wanted to personally commend this company again, something I am not sure we have ever done. Read on, and discover the right way to do things in hospitality.

Tags: Argentina travel, Atlantic House, Cape Town travel, hospitality, James Lohan, membership rewards, Mr & Mrs Smith, San Martin de los Andes, Seven Rooms Villadorata, Sicily travel, Silversmith, Tamara Lohan, travel experience

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